gatherer

2 definitions found

gatherer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gatherer \Gath"er*er\, n.
     1. One who gathers or collects.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Sewing Machine) An attachment for making gathers in the
        cloth.
        [1913 Webster]

gatherer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gatherer
      n 1: a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and
           gatherers"
      2: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or
         taxes) [syn: collector, gatherer, accumulator]